Rules for smoking outdoors explained

Rules for smoking outdoors explained

The increase in people eating outside after lockdown has drawn attention to smoking (Picture: Getty)Some local authorities in England have introduced measures that will prevent people from smoking outside hospitality venues.Attention has been on smokers during the pandemic, as Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty suggested it might put people more at risk from coronavirus. There was a failed attempt to push an amendment through the House of Lords l…

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